Wiki Page Template Edward Dennis, Sarah O'Brien, Paige Shoop October 12, 2010 If you have a PowerPoint or something digital for your in-class presentation, include it on the page. Also include any handouts you might have distributed.
A. What is a Google Site?
Google Sites is a tool that allows students and teachers to create custom web pages, adding content, attachments, and embedded media from many other services, including Picasa Web Albums, YouTube video, and Google Docs.
Video (Creative Commons “In Plain English” or something from YouTube or Teachertube?
B. Facts or Need to Knows
It is free
Can make the site private, public, and invite collaborators to edit
Must use with caution when using in the classroom (Students must be 13 years old or older to create a Google account)
No spell check! So students must edit their posts and comments carefully
C. How to create a Google Site:
1. You need a google account. (It is free!)2. Sign in to google3. Go to Sites --> Create new site4. Name it, Choose a template, Theme, choose who you want to see the site5. Once you filled in the above information you can click Create Site6. Now that you created you can now edit and add content into your Google Site
Here is a video about how to create a Google Site:
This includes how to create a google account, how to get started with creating a google site, how to add a picture, how to add a document, etc.
D. Examples in “real life”/general uses
Business
Education such as a class website where you can include Homework, Class Annoucements or even for a particular subject
Here is a video about everyday uses of Google Sites:
E. Classroom/Learning Uses
1. Teacher Uses- resources, Organization
--- Create a class web page, including handouts and tutorial videos. ----Collaborate with other teachers on department or school-wide projects. ---Manage a international project that connects teachers and students around the world. Ask students to create pages about subjects they are interested in
2. Student Uses- Interactive, Organization, resources ---Manage a to do list for their assignments and activies
---Create a personal portfolio of their work.
---Collaborate and share ideas with other students for group work and peer tutoring.
3. Possible differentiation for Special Needs/ELL students (if you can think of any)** Extra Credit
4. Parent uses (if applicable)
- Look at child's school work - Look at upcoming events for school/ child - Look at resources
F. Resource links to examples of classroom uses or articles/online sources with suggestions for use in the classroom, lesson plans
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Wiki Page Template
Edward Dennis, Sarah O'Brien, Paige Shoop October 12, 2010
If you have a PowerPoint or something digital for your in-class presentation, include it on the page. Also include any handouts you might have distributed.
A. What is a Google Site?
Google Sites is a tool that allows students and teachers to create custom web pages, adding content, attachments, and embedded media from many other services, including Picasa Web Albums, YouTube video, and Google Docs.
Video (Creative Commons “In Plain English” or something from YouTube or Teachertube?
B. Facts or Need to Knows
C. How to create a Google Site:
1. You need a google account. (It is free!)2. Sign in to google3. Go to Sites --> Create new site4. Name it, Choose a template, Theme, choose who you want to see the site5. Once you filled in the above information you can click Create Site6. Now that you created you can now edit and add content into your Google SiteHere is a video about how to create a Google Site:
This includes how to create a google account, how to get started with creating a google site, how to add a picture, how to add a document, etc.
D. Examples in “real life”/general uses
Business
Education such as a class website where you can include Homework, Class Annoucements or even for a particular subject
Our example: https://sites.google.com/a/asu.edu/asu313/Home
Profile page for yourself
Other uses include:
Like a textbook
Blackboard
Projects
Portfolio
Here is a video about everyday uses of Google Sites:
E. Classroom/Learning Uses
1. Teacher Uses- resources, Organization
--- Create a class web page, including handouts and tutorial videos. ----Collaborate with other teachers on department or school-wide projects. ---Manage a international project that connects teachers and students around the world. Ask students to create pages about subjects they are interested in2. Student Uses- Interactive, Organization, resources
---Manage a to do list for their assignments and activies
---Create a personal portfolio of their work.
---Collaborate and share ideas with other students for group work and peer tutoring.
3. Possible differentiation for Special Needs/ELL students (if you can think of any)** Extra Credit
4. Parent uses (if applicable)
- Look at child's school work- Look at upcoming events for school/ child
- Look at resources
F. Resource links to examples of classroom uses or articles/online sources with suggestions for use in the classroom, lesson plans
http://foulgerinnovations.pbworks.com/-Google+Sites http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/file/view/Google+Sites+CS.pdfhttp://www.google.com/sites/overview.html
G. Citations/Works Cited (in APA style)
Google. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://foulgerinnovations.pbworks.com/-Google+Sites
Google sites in the classroom. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/file/view/Google+Sites+CS.pdf
Make sure to include adapted from (give credit to any former mini-teach site you used)